A union can negotiate with management over wages, benefits, hours, workplace safety, scheduling, paid time off, overtime policies, seniority rights, job security, and other working conditions. Through collective bargaining, you have a voice in decisions that affect your job.

Union workers typically earn higher wages and are more likely to receive employer-provided benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. Through collective bargaining you negotiate wages and benefits as a group, which often leads to better compensation packages and stronger workplace protections.

A contract between your employer and you, the employee, would spell out the terms of your employment, what is expected from you, and what you can expect from them. Right now, your employer is under NO obligation to you. Job descriptions, wages, benefits, etc. can change at any moment with or without notice. Check your handbook! With a union contract, these benefits would be guaranteed in writing! This legally binding agreement provides for a fairer workplace, and a more secure lifestyle for you and your family.

No! Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act protects your rights to form, join, or assist in forming a union at your workplace. The law protects your rights and ensures that you will not be treated disparately for your union activity. You are allowed to discuss the union while you are on break or off the clock and the person or persons you are discussing the union with are on break or off the clock as well.